Dealer Comments
With the 2010 Multistrada 1200, Ducati has completely redefined what multi-purpose means. The concept behind this bike was not just versatility but, in Ducati?s words, to make a motorcycle that is quattro moto in una, or four bikes in one.^^Ducati wasn?t the first to take a crack at big-bore, multi-surface machines, but it has applied a ton of technology to create a bike that can change its demeanor at the touch of a button. At the core of the concept are four distinct riding modes?Sport, Touring, Urban and Enduro?that the rider can select on the fly. And within each of these modes, load settings can be varied and include single rider, single rider with bags, two-up and two-up with bags.The Multistrada may look like an adventure- or sport-touring bike but lurking inside is the Testastretta 11-degree engine, which is based on Ducati?s 1198 superbike mill. The engine?s name stems from the 11 degrees of overlap between the opening of the intake valves and the closing of the exhaust valves compared to the superbike motor?s 41 degrees. That cam timing, along with a lower, 11.5:1 compression ratio (compared to 12.7:1), makes the engine user-friendlier for the Multistrada?s all-road intentions. Yet it still pounds out 85.0 foot-pounds of torque while producing fewer emissions and allowing better fuel economy (we recorded a high of 47 mpg and averaged 38) than the superbFIVE REASONS WHY A TEAMMOTO APPROVED USED BIKE IS ABETTER BIKE!***** Up to 3 Year Warranty ***** 2 Day Free Exchange ***** 49 Point Mechanical Inspection ***** Competitive Finance and Insurance packages available ***** Australia Wide Freight?.ike.^^In Sport mode, the throttle response is very aggressive (aided no doubt by short final-drive gearing), especially when the LCD tachometer swings past 5000 rpm and heads toward the 7700-rpm torque peak. Drive out of corners is comparable to that of liter-class repli-racers and will give unsuspecting sportbikes all?or more than?they can handle.
